ib will kill all now with new rates

def,

any firm date for being able to trade the Kospi & the South African fuures via IB?

Aa per the excerpt below, can you share more detail: what new markets and when, what FX dealers and when, what real-time risk mgmt tools and when, etc??

Also why doesn't IB simulate MOO, MOC orders on futures. It seems MOO & MOC orders only work on US equities???

MANY THANKS for helping us here!

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IB will soon announce:

-- The addition of new markets so that professionals can trade equities,
options, futures, forex and bonds in more destinations worldwide from
a single Universal account

-- Additional forex dealers to keep IB forex spreads the tightest in the
industry

-- Additional real-time risk management tools to assess portfolio risk
throughout the day

-- Enhancement to IB's smart-router to take advantage of rule changes in
the marketplace and always ensure best-execution

-- Additional charting and market scanner functionality

 

I do believe that is exchange imposed....asking IB to do away with that is like asking a retailer to eat the sales tax on your purchase. Def correct me if i`m wrong.

 

I don't know but I have only been a customer for 6 months and the only real problem I have had ---is the one I have right now----only one level of depth for CME and CBOT!

lets get it fixed

 

Not bad, As I can pay half of my monthly daily bills with saved commisions. it's really a gift from IB. Competition is the best thing in capitalist world !

 

.005 deal is a good deal to you ?

 

I trade HSI index futures contract , HKD18 per RT saved compared with past.

 

Exactly. You'd have to pay me .005 to run TWS on my PC. I pay 0.002 but don't PM me about which broker.

But, it is a step in the right direction for IB eventhough it took forever.

 

Hmm this new rate going to attract a lot more traders, wonder how IB servers are going to handle the new load...

 

this just confirm to me that the stk mkt rally is over.
so get ready for the mother bear.
she's here to stay for awhile.

 

If you trade Naz and are a liquidity taker, it's a hell of a deal. $0.005 - $0.003 (ECN) - $0.0005 (half SEC fee for $25 stock) = $0.0015 commission. There aren't a lot of firms with commish that low, and you have to trade a ton of volume to get it.